第 4 节　分类集训

一、个人成长

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My dad believed in responsibility! Independence! New experiences! He often used his

fascinating stories of his youth to urge us children to fresh achievements.

One day he came home from work early and saw me watching a local TV show— Talent

Sprouts ， a daily contest for kids fourteen and under.Four performances filled the half hour from

5 ： 00 to 5 ： 30.You might watch anything from a violin solo to a magic show.At the end the

performers were spotlighted ， and KMTV ’ s judges named a winner.

It didn ’ t take Daddy long to look me in the eye. “ You should go on Talent Sprouts .You can

play ‘ Ave Maria ’． Think of it—an unforgettable experience to be on TV as an eleven-year-

old ！” Before I argued ， he had been already off on his story of the hilarious( 滑稽的 ) glory of

his performance.Thus ， though I didn ’ t want to ， I agreed.Actually ， I did know Schubert ’ s

“ Ave Maria ”， a very easy version that used two hands to simplify those famous arpeggios( 琶

音 ) ． I did have it memorized.

The next morning ， I mailed my application with the required information.I had almost

forgotten about it when the notice came for an audition time on a Saturday afternoon.Daddy said

part of being independent and responsible was to go by myself.The bus went right by the KMTV

studios.

So that Saturday I checked in at the desk and sat down to wait.I was soon called.The host of

Talent Sprouts ， Lew Jeffrey ， and the musical director ， Warren Rudd described the routine for

the participants and told me I could begin to play my piano piece.

Into the eighth measure( 小 节 ) I noticed Warren Rudd nod to Lew Jeffrey.That gave me

confidence ， and I relaxed.Daddy was over the moon when I told him I had been assigned a day to

perform less than two weeks away.Still ， I had very little confidence in my talent.I knew I had an

easy arrangement.I could never have played Schubert ’ s original.

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When my Monday came ， I again took the bus to KMTV alone and waited.

Somehow my brain went to work and I continued playing.

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When my Monday came ， I again took the bus to KMTV alone and waited.Everything was

familiar this time.But hearing the musical sounds and applause from time to time ， I felt my heart

was pounding with excitement and nervousness.Eventually ， it was my turn.Taking a deep

breath ， I calmed down.Confident ， I went to the piano and began to play.Easy ， so easy! Fun

almost...right up to the coda at the end.I suddenly realized I should not be at the end! My heart

jumped to my mouth.I had skipped a part.A huge part.How did that happen?

Somehow my brain went to work and I continued playing.I tried to smile at the camera and

played the rest smoothly as if no skipping had happened.After what seemed an eternity ， I stopped

playing.However ， it turned out that my performance had probably lasted barely a minute.Surely

the result was as expected—I wasn ’ t the winner.On my way home ， I surprised myself by feeling

more relieved than disappointed.I could not pretend that my performance was best.In truth ， the

other three were far superior.When I came back home to talk about “ The Big Skip ”， Daddy

smiled ， “ It may not have been noticed by someone who doesn ’ t know Schubert ’ s ‘ Ave

Maria ’ ． Your movement was smooth.You didn ’ t fall apart.All in all ， a worthwhile

experience. ”

二、助人为乐

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One morning this summer holiday ， I was running on the road when I saw an elderly foreign

lady waving her phone at me ， speaking to me in a foreign language.Obviously ， she didn ’ t speak

English at all.When I listened to her more carefully ， I found she was speaking German.She was

clearly lost and trying to walk to the house where she lived.She showed me screen shots of maps on

her phone as if she wanted me to help her find her way home.Actually ， I learned some German in

my spare time because our school will have German classes the next term.However ， I was so poor

at it that it was almost useless in practice.

I studied nearby and I knew my classmate ， Lisa ， who was good at speaking German.So I

decided to telephone her. “ Hi ， Lisa.I came across a German lady.Do you have time to come and

act as a translator now ？ ” I said and then sent her my location.Unfortunately ， Lisa

answered ，“ Sorry ， Belle.I ’ m shopping now.I can reach your place in about half an hour. ”

Hearing that ， I had to tell her that I could manage myself.

Suddenly ， an idea flashed through my mind.I downloaded a translation app and used the

voice function to translate what the lady said into English.Just in this way ， I learned that she came

here to visit her daughter who was new to the city to teach.And I also determined the address she

needed to get to.It was not far from here to her house ， so I offered to walk with her to her

destination.She was greatly grateful to me and kept saying sorry for taking my time.

When we got to the house ， her daughter just came back.She was as touched by my kindness

as her mother.I kept reminding her that it was no trouble for me ， and that I only intended to make

sure her mother got there safely.

Walking with the lady was more rewarding than running alone.Despite having to rely on

technology to communicate due to the language barrier ， I felt lucky to have been able to help

her.When I left ， I couldn ’ t wait to share the wonderful experience with Lisa.

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No sooner had I picked up my phone than Lisa called me.

When the German teacher entered the classroom in the new term ， I felt I ’ d seen her

somewhere before.

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No sooner had I picked up my phone than Lisa called me. “ Belle ， how is it going? Do you

still need my help ？” Lisa asked. “ Thanks ， Lisa.Everything is OK.And I ’ d like to tell you

about it ，” I said.I told her exactly what had happened ， and specifically described how I had

solved the problem.Lisa praised me for my quick wit.Then I asked her to teach me German in case

I needed it later.She promised.By the end of the holiday ， I could have already communicated with

her in some simple German words.So I was ready for the new term with confidence.

When the German teacher entered the classroom in the new term ， I felt I ’ d seen her

somewhere before.What amazed me was that she came over to me ， saying ，“ Glad to see you

again ！ I ’ m Florence. ” I was surprised to find that she was the daughter of the lady that I had

helped during the holiday.What a fantastic fate! As our new foreign teacher ， Florence was patient

and considerate.We all respected her and took every lesson seriously.I even made friends with her

mother ， so I had more opportunities to practise speaking German.I was resolved to visit Germany

the next summer holiday.

三、家庭亲情

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The Right Thing

My mother worked as a housekeeper and she was often given used toys as well as many other

goodies by her clients.My elder sister and I always loved sharing the recycled books and board

games brought home by my beloved mom ， which we considered great gifts life presented us.

The long-awaited Christmas finally approached.One December day ， an old model toy car

arrived in the load of goods.It was as long as my forearm and took both hands to lift.My sister

didn ’ t want it ， so it was all mine.I immediately set about to wiping it clean and polishing it to a

bright candy-apple red.It turned to be a thing of beauty ， and I became overjoyed at possessing

it.My elder sister was amazed at the newly-polished ， refreshing toy car ， with a hint of regret and

envy in her eyes.

As was planned ， our relatives from France came to visit us that Christmas.It was a time when